central america and caribbean review
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Central America and Caribbean Review. What is an isthmus. A narrow strip of land, with water on both sides, which connects two larger bodies of land. What are the three major landforms in Central America?. Mountainous Core, Caribbean Lowlands, Pacific Coastal Plains. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Central America and Caribbean
Review
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What is an isthmus
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A narrow strip of land, with water on both
sides, which connects two larger bodies of
land.
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What are the three major landforms in Central America?
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Mountainous Core, Caribbean Lowlands, Pacific Coastal Plains
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This region runs down the center of Central America, and has two
climate zones
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Mountainous Core
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This region is on the eastern side of Central
America and has a tropical, wet climate
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Caribbean Lowlands
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This region is on the west side of Central
America, with a savanna climate and grassland vegetation
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Pacific Coastal Plains
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What 3 groups of islands are in the
Caribbean?
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Lesser Antilles, Greater Antilles,
Bahamas
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These volcanic islands are the smaller islands
in the southeastern part of the Caribbean
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Lesser Antilles
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These larger volcanic islands include
countries such as Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti, and the Dominican
Republic.
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Greater Antilles
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These islands are made from coral (which are the
remains of dead animals which have hardened over the
years.
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Bahamas
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Central American Culture is:
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Mostly Spanish speaking and Roman Catholic in religion
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T or F:Tourism is a large part of the economy of this
region
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True
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T or F:Drug trafficking is a large problem in this
region
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True
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What are three of the main ways the people of this region make
money?